Is Marijuana A Physical Or Mental Addiction? Weed, Pot, Ganja

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Is Marijuana Addictive?
Is marijuana a mental or physical addiction?

cfxboxmoh wrote: I have ADHD, and anxiety. Marijuana has completely gotten rid of both. I have had 2 anxiety attacks in my life when I was much younger. I have taken Ritalin as well, and I couldn't sleep or eat. Ever since I have been smoking marijuana I can concentrate, eat, and sleep better. Stick to the natural side of life, not unnatural government made drugs.

mamaloney opines: "At some doses, marijuana affects perception and psychomotor performance -- changes which could impair driving ability. However, in driving studies, marijuana produces little or no car-handling impairment -- consistently less than produced by low to moderate doses of alcohol and many legal medications. In contrast to alcohol, which tends to increase risky driving practices, marijuana tends to make subjects more cautious...I have used marijuana, you can't get addicted to it. Marijuana is way less dangerous than tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine. There has never been 1 death caused my marijuana."

CNSagent wrote: Cannabis is potentially mildly psychologically addictive for individuals with hereditary predispositions to addiction, and for individuals who frequently ingest copious amounts without a medicinal need (1). However, cannabis is the only illicit drug which has the potential to actually promote the growth of new neurons (i.e. brain cells) opposed to destroying them (2), and it also is the only illicit drug with anti-cancer properties (3). ...

MrMrStratocaster: "Distorted perception, loss of motor skills, increased heart rate, decreased muscular strength, and anxiety are all mainly experienced WHILE high-they are not long term effects, so not necessarily 'bad.' If the pleasures of being high outweigh the temporary incapacitation experienced after smoking, are they really relevant? Also, I recognize that some HEAVY users may experience more severe memory loss while sober---but that does not occur in light (responsible) users.
Will9469 wrote: Trouble with thinking and problem solving? well I have been smoking weed on and off for about a year now and have noticed that this has been my best academic year, and seeing as I am doing an engineering course I think it is essential that I smoke marijuana occasionally and in moderation. Also the memory loss is just during the short euphoric 'high' that you get from smoking marijuana and saying increase heart rate is pretty pathetic tbh. Exercise also gives an increase in heart rate
From prokopton: Drugs affect people in different ways due to individual biochemistry. I smoked pot for about 3 years and those three years were a waste. I would not do it again. I know people who do regularly smoke weed and function fine, while others are zombies or retarded. Each to their own.

ggalen opines: THC is addictive. This fact is overlooked by every stoner. The denial itself in the face of factual evidence is part of the addiction...Most studies suggest that Marijuana is a mental addiction, not a physical addiction.

Jenn1fer wrote: "The effects of marijuana use include: memory loss, distorted perception, trouble with thinking and problem solving, loss of motor skills, decrease in muscle strength, increased heart rate, and anxiety , National Institute of Drug Abuse, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmacology Review."
What do you think? Is marijuana addictive? Please write your comments below.

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[74seva]

I would bang her on a bathroom floor

[EncognitiveVids]

@74seva Why specifically the bathroom floor???

[MisterNickOtine]

funny thing about "mental" addictions is that a placebo can curb their cravings. you try giving a piece of chewing gum to an H user and see if it helps him fight his urge to use. I'm not sure i get the point of making the distinction between the two, since our mental functions are processed through physical structures in the brain. In other words, I am not sure what a "mental" addiction even is, or whether thc is even addictive at all"

[EncognitiveVids]

@MisterNickOtine Theoretically, a person should be able to overcome a mental addiction through will power and/or support group. If a person is mentally strong, they can overcome their mental addiction. A physical addiction is much harder to overcome. Heroin, for example, is a physical (physiological) addiction. A physical addiction affects your cells much more than a mental addiction. Your body craves the drug, like it craves food. I'm not an expert on the subject. Read "End Your Addiction."

[cbfzcxbv]

Ive been smoking for about 3 years and i was an all day every day type of smoker and i just moved to LA so i had to stop cuz i didnt have any connects out here and its now been about 2 weeks since my last bowl...i am absolutly OK! no mental/physical cravings what soever.its actually made me enjoy it more so now when i do have it...it seems more intense and fun.

[headgone01]

Using marijuana for six years now I realized that its not a physical addiction but a mental addiction. If i don't smoke marijuana every day ill have problems sleeping, eating and also suffer from frequent minor anxiety attacks. Although the short term use of marijuana is less harmful than alcohol, sigerates or caffeine, studies has proven that the long term use of marijuana can increases mental diseases such as Schizophrenia by 14%.

[shitonskyrim]

@EncognitiveVids cus hes a dirty boy who likes her to get on top and feel the cold tiles on his back

[mgernett]

weed is peace.

[MrLowkeygreen]

its mentally addictive but only physically for those than physically need it

[RottenRichieSD]

Marijuana is a mental addiction, i know, when i was younger 17 i smoked it till around 22 and over those years, it was on occasions, I'm 38 now and i don't miss or even crave it. It's all in the mind, beside that I wouldn't smoke it while working a federal job anyways lol

[OnlyHempFuture]

THERE ARE NO MECHANISMS IN CANNABINOID OIL THAT CAN CAUSE ADDICTION, NEITHER PHYSICAL NOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ON THE CONTRARY IS CANNABINOID DEFICIENCY MORE LIKELY AS OUR OWN ENDO-CANNABINOID SYSTEM HAS NOT THE CAPACITY TO WITHSTAND THIS MASSIVE OVERLOAD OF POLLUTION OUR BODY GOES THROUGH IN A MODERN CIVILIZATION.. SO IT IS NECESSARY TO INGEST EXTRA CANNABINOIDS, RAW FOR MOST PEOPLE (JUICED RAW BUDS AND LEAFS) AND UP-HEATED FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES (CANNABINOID OIL, EDIBLES, AND SUSH)..

[OnlyHempFuture]

VAPORIZING AND SMOKING FOR THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS, SCLEROSES AND PAIN - ALL CAN BE USED SEPARATE OR COMBINED AND THERE IS NO OVERDOSE EXCEPT YOU CAN INGEST 1200 PONDS OF IT IN 15 MINUTES :) SO SMOKING CANNABIS FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES CAUSES NO DAMAGE TO THE BODY, BUT IT MIGHT EXPAND YOUR PSYCHE.

~OneLove~ JBB

[xxHOLESHOTxx]

This stupid ass country should just stop trying and legalize it cause it's going to happen sooner or later

[kylling1s]

omg Shut the fuck uP! you dont know what you talking about! i guess u never seen weed in real life before!